Antereformational

/ˌæntɪrɛfərˈmeɪʃənəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of the period, culture, or ideas before the Protestant Reformation.

Etymology

From 'antereformation' + suffix '-al'. This adjectival form modifies nouns to describe their relationship to the pre-Reformation era.

Kelly Says

Art historians love this term because it helps them describe the distinctive visual and spiritual style of pre-Reformation European Christianity—the iconography, theology, and culture were fundamentally different from what came after.

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